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Linnea Wegerstad1, Ulrika Andersson1
1Faculty of Law, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Abstract:
This article presents findings from a quantitative analysis of 215 case files regarding incidents of the crime of sexual molestation reported to the Swedish Police. We track the incidents through the criminal justice system and show a clearance rate of 9%. The clearance rate is higher when the attack is of a physical nature, the suspect is a stranger, and the incident occurs in a public place. While the statutory definition of sexual molestation is inclusive, this study shows that substantially there is a typical case of sexual harassment that is criminalized; a kind of "real sexual harassment" emerges.
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